Abstract
External urban relations are commonly described as one of two types: hierarchical local hinterlands (central place theory) and networked non-local hinterworlds (central flow theory), referred to as town-ness and city-ness, respectively. This paper builds on and develops these generic concepts to make them specifically relevant to today’s corporate globalization. The central place process is represented by multi-nodal global city-regions, and the central flow process is represented by inter-city capital investment flows. We find that capital flows in global cities increase flows to proximate smaller cities within their regions. This empirical link between city-ness and town-ness has theoretical and policy implications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 737-750 |
Journal | Regional Studies |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 16 Jun 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 May 2022 |
Keywords
- advanced producer service
- central flow theory
- central place theory
- foreign direct investment flows
- global cities
- regional cities